Corporate flying

[FL350]

Wow! What an education. The insurance thing is starting to make a little more sense now. I too have been given the insurance mins excuse before (some probably justified, some probebly not). With that being said...

Is anyone looking for a co-pilot for their corporate flight department? As I said before I have a little under 1200TT 500ME and 470 JET. I am currently flying the C-500/550 under 135 and 91. I have plenty of references available. I can transport myself to an interview and I am very mobile. I would like a job I can stick with. The life of a nomad stinks!

You are welcome to say "no". Just dont mention anything about insurance mins.

 

[CL60]

Most of us did it too...

Don't lose hope. Most of us had to pay our dues and suck it up when we first started.

I didn't get a jet job until about 2,500 hours TT and it sucked. My first really good fortune job came along at around 4,500 hours. Admittedly, I was unfortunate enough to get into the business at a very bad time but I stuck with it and it payed off when things turned around.

Don't get impatient just because you're not making 6 figures right out of the chocks. It will all come together if you do it right.

 

[kl7741]

I completely agree with h25b. Althought trite to say, in this business it's not what you know it's who you know.

I got my first corporate jet co-pilot job with 1200 TT and 25 Multi. because the chief pilot knew me and thought well of me. Furthermore, when he was looking to fill the slot he was looking first at the people/pilots that he knew, then at the stack of resumes.

A lot a companies (at least the smaller ones) who are looking to fill a FO slot, are more concerned with the personality of the applicant, and then the flight experience. I think most people who hire, at least for this type of position, (different for a captain) do so under the premise that it is easier to teach someone to fly than it is to teach good personality traits.

 

[FL350]

Paing dues...

I have no problem paying dues. My experience has been that paying dues allows me to learn more and will also help me appreciate a "real job" when I get it. However, I think that hard work and effective networking will help me shorten the amount of time I have to pay dues. I am not trying to avoid paying dues only lessen the dues I have to pay.

 

[Snakum]

Just my .02 ...

There are at least two 135 charter outfits near me that can, and have, put people in the right seat of King Airs and Citations (Ops spec requires two) at 500+ hours. Also there is a 91 op (NASCAR) that hired at 400/200 for the right seat in a King Air for the season. It's hard to be at the right place and time for these gigs but they are out there.

Working part time at a local FBO was the smartest thing I ever did networking-wise. If I could afford to do it, I'd jump on a deal like this.

Keep your head up and be nice/professional to everyone you meet ... you just never know.

Minh